FAMILIES

Julian Place 2021 Program Progress Report

The collaboration with Highland has been great, and we plan to continue to foster this relationship for the benefit of the families, program, and community. ~ Director of Housing

Families have also benefited from the formation of a true community. Children all know each other and attend the same school. This is unique – a real sense of community.

~AAF Chief Executive Officer

Objective 8: Design and Implement an Ongoing Program Evaluation Process to Track Changes in Youth and Families

Intended Results

It is essential to the success of any initiative to collect and analyze clear, comprehensive data to determine if the program is being implemented as intended (formative evaluation) and if it is achieving the desired outcomes (summative evaluation). As initiated in this report, Geo will track data for both types of evaluation for a total of five years and provide comprehensive reporting. Data will come from parents, HES, the District (once a data sharing agreement is concluded), AAF staff, and others engaged with families. Geo and AAF have developed data collection and analysis tools that will also support ongoing data-driven management and course correction decisions between reports.

Julian Place 2021 Program Progress Report

Results

Geo and AAF have designed a comprehensive Evaluation Plan including data collection protocols, analysis and

reporting on the Program outcomes (see Appendix D).

For measurable outcomes, Geo has:

• Created evaluation methods; • Defined indicators to determine whether the outcome is being achieved; • Defined, where needed, sampling frameworks for each indicator; and • Identified and/or created data collection tools (surveys or questionnaires) and data collection protocols.

Additional measures may be added to this scope by mutual agreement. AAF and the District are currently negotiating an agreement to share data with Geo on student activities and outcomes. Geo will be reporting student progress using data from several areas. • Student demographics • State and school test scores • Attendance • Report cards • Discipline information • Samples of student work • Teacher comments

Geo Education & Research

Geo Education & Research is an evaluation and research firm working nationally and internationally to help organizations measure and increase their success. It serves nonprofit organizations, Tribes, all levels of government, schools, school districts, foundations and business clients. Its services include:

• Developing theory of change and logic models to help organizations identify their intended outcomes in ways that are meaningful and measurable

• Creating and managing evaluation plans with appropriate strategies, tools and methods

• Collecting, managing, analyzing and reporting on data to help clients use data for program improvement and reporting

• Creating strategic plans, educational programs and community development projects • Training people in evaluation

• Developing, hosting and managing online databases for ongoing program management and evaluation needs to make it easier and cheaper to collect, store, analyze, use and report data as it is collected.

• Meeting high industry standards in the management of personal data and in engaging clients with cultural competency.